Behavioural development and abdomen inflation of gynes and newly mated queens of Melipona beecheii (Apidae, Meliponinae)

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 361-365

  Van Veen, J W ^a,c   Sommeijer, M J ^a   Monge, I Aguilar ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL   (Costa Rica)

^c NONE   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Abdomen enlargement; Gyne; Melipona beecheii; Pre mating behaviour; Stingless bee

Indexed keywords

AGONISTIC BEHAVIOR; BEE; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BODY SIZE; GYNE; REPRODUCTION;

APIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; MELIPONA BEECHEII;

EID: 0032702310     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000400050157     Document Type: Article

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